[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 60112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24900]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2011-0073]


Consent Based Social Security Number Verification (CBSV) Service

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Revised Transaction Fee for Consent Based Social 
Security Number Verification Service.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: We provide limited fee-based Social Security number (SSN) 
verification service to private businesses and other requesters who 
obtain a valid, signed consent form from the Social Security number 
holder. We originally published a notice announcing the CBSV service in 
the Federal Register on August 10, 2007.
    Based on the consent forms, we verify the number holders' SSNs for 
the requesting party. The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)), 
section 1106 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1306) and our 
regulation at 20 CFR 401.100, establish the legal authority for us to 
provide SSN verifications to third party requesters based on consent.
    The CBSV process provides the business community and other 
government entities with consent-based disclosures in high volume. We 
developed CBSV as a user-friendly, internet-based application with 
safeguards that will protect the public's information. In addition to 
the benefit of providing high volume, centralized SSN verification 
services to the business community in a secure manner, CBSV provides us 
with cost and workload management benefits.
    New Information: To use CBSV, interested parties must pay a one-
time non-refundable enrollment fee of $5,000. Currently, users also pay 
a fee of $5.00 per transaction in advance of services. We agreed to 
calculate our costs periodically for providing CBSV services and adjust 
the fees as needed. We also agreed to notify our customers who 
currently use the service and allow them to cancel or continue using 
the service at the new transaction fee.
    Based on the most recent cost analysis, we will adjust the fiscal 
year 2012 fee to $1.05 per transaction. New customers will still be 
responsible for the one-time $5,000 enrollment fee.

DATES: The changes described above are effective October 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerard R. Hart, Office of Public 
Service and Operations Support, Social Security Administration, 6401 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, (410) 965-8707, for more 
information about the CBSV service, visit our Internet site, Social 
Security Online, at http://www.socialsecurity.gov.

Gerard R. Hart,
Division Director for Public Service and Operations Support.
[FR Doc. 2011-24900 Filed 9-27-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P